Postscripts

"...Meanwhile, Barnes & Noble Westlake hosts Cliff Hefner, whose novel Divine Justice..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Books Column by Clay Smith

Wrapped and Ready

"...ex-spy named Brill (Hackman). Director Tony Scott and producer Jerry Bruckheimer can be always counted on to deliver some..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Much Ado About ACAC

"...Robert "Robot" Martin prepares for an outdoor shoot. Martin is also producer..."

March 6, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

BloodSport

Place 6 Goes for the Jugular

"...and maturity, I have intentionally avoided sinking to [Willie Lewis's] level because of my belief that voters deserve to..."

May 30, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

Fantastic Fest Review: Witte Wieven

Dutch folk horror explodes into a rainbow of night

"...strengths of the two directors. The Severed Sun creator Dean Puckett loves the enigmatic mysteries of daylight, where the..."

Sept. 30, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Culture, Arts, and More Recommended Weekend Events

Don't let the heat get you down

"...delightful time thanks to the Queertowne podcast. Austin’s favorite – okay, maybe my favorite – queer comedy interview pod..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Crypta, Cherubs, and More Crucial Concerts for the Week

Must-see shows for the weekend and beyond

"...As ATX adjusts to its size and national status – international cred secured long ago by SXSW – its..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: The First-Ever Lucktoberfest Lands Halloweekend at Willie Nelson’s Luck, Texas

Plus, the Red River Cultural District searches for a new director, and remembering Stewart Wise

"...10 days, we're really tapping into those fall fest, 
celebratory traditions...."

July 29, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Hotrod Golgotha

In this collection, the Austin poet delivers a high octane paean to cars and all that makes them cool

"...the task of reviewing a poetry collection in praise – rapturous praise! – of the automobile, its mechanics, and..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

In Memoriam: George Wilkerson

Remembering Esther's Follies' first sketch-writing superstar

"...Austin Community College in the Seventies as the founding Dean of Instruction, and while there in the Eighties, he..."

June 17, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

2019 B. Iden Payne Award Winners

Five shows share top honors with four awards each

"...Martin DeMaat Award for Outstanding Itinerant Troupe Rook..."

Nov. 6, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Nominees for the 2018-19 Austin Critics Table Awards Announced

The Critics Table's picture-perfect year

"...Robinson (theatre, dance), and Brian Paul Scipione (theatre); Arts & Culture Texas' Claire Christine Spera (dance); Broadway World Austin's..."

May 13, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Other Worlds Austin Goes to an Alien Nation

Sci-fi and horror fest releases full, final lineup

"...remember which is tearing them apart. PULSE D: Stevie Cruz-Martin, Australia, 2018, Texas Premiere A gay disabled teenage boy..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2018: The Full List

Lineup includes Cecile Richards, Julián Castro, + 280 more

"...Devil's Rock Novel Jack Kaulfus – Tomorrow or Forever & Other Stories R.O. Kwan – The Incendiaries Catherine Lacey..."

Aug. 29, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...Horton, Marisa Tomei, Sasha Lane, Joe Keery, Gina Gershon, Dean Winters, Olivia Luccardi (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Other Worlds Austin Adds Owen Egerton's Latest

Plus sci-fi fest's closing night title, and shorts

"...and follows a man whose life is falling apart – literally...."

Nov. 28, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW List No. 9

Number nine (Wale), number nine (Miike Snow), number nine (Peaches)

"...Miike Snow, “Bad” rapper Wale, porno diva Peaches, Atlanta R&B specialist Cody Chesnutt, and London’s Bonnie & Clyde, Alison..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

'Tis the Filing Season

Progressives can breathe a sigh of relief – Sen. Bernie Sanders officially filed

"...primaries on tap. But a flurry of last-minute filings – plus the unexpected but unsurprising exit of an incumbent..."

Dec. 18, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Desegregation of Austin's Movie Theatres

A history of the stand-in movement

"...at the Young Men's and Young Women's Christian Association – known as the Y – to discuss how to..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Screens Feature by Jordan Buckley

DVDanger: A Bad Case of the Sequels

Retreads, remakes, and do-overs rule the home releases

"...after years of litigation between the producers and director Dean C. Jones, resulting in an unsanctioned alternate cut called..."

July 28, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

News Roundup: Protests and Presidents

Contentious issues and presidential contenders

"...• Last week saw a variety of protests. On Wednesday,..."

May 4, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Friday Picks & Sleepers

Obvious Picks and loads of not-so-obvious Sleepers!

"...demonstrating that mainstream appeal and gospel fidelity aren't mutually exclusive. – Nina Hernandez..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...2) with director George Miller in attendance for a Q&A. It’s worth pointing out that Miller’s Mad Max reboot..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: When Fine Actors Attack

Mark Strong seeks "Anna", Landau and Palance hit "Without Warning"

"...her little-girl-lost memories, he fails to see the genius – and often manipulative – mind in which they sit...."

Aug. 9, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Table Banquet

The nominees for the 2013-2014 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...The Whale, A Chick & a Dude Productions..."

May 8, 2014 Arts Post by Robert Faires

LBJ Library to Host Civil Rights Summit

Carter and Clinton to deliver keynotes

"...50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 – which President Lyndon Baines Johnson shepherded and signed into..."

Feb. 21, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Superior in nearly all ways to its predecessor, this second film in the prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a welcome surprise.

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson. Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace,..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Season Selection Case Study

ZACH's Topfer Theatre

"...especially crucial when opening a new theatre, as Dave Steak­ley, Zach Theatre's producing artistic director, well knows. For several..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

Bedside Manner: The Great Merging

Old books, new shelves, and the passage from 'me' to 'we'

"...Barrett Jr, who is fast heading towards being the dean of Texas literature. His entry into cosmic cowboy literature,..."

Sept. 11, 2012 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Labor Day TV Programming

Got the day off? Time to work the couch

"...two of his Seventies pictures, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (7pm & 11:30pm) and Joe Kidd (9:30pm), air...."

Aug. 31, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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